A client with dumping syndrome should______________while a client with GERD should ______________.
Answer(s): B
Clients with dumping syndrome should lie down after eating to decrease dumping syndrome. GERD clients should sit up to prevent backflow of acid into the esophagus.
A client with an ileus is placed on intestinal tube suction.Which of the following electrolytes is lost with intestinal suction?
Answer(s): D
Duodenal intestinal fluid is rich in K+, NA+, and bicarbonate.Suctioning to remove excess fluids decreases the client’s K+ and NA+ levels.
Following a classic cholecystectomy resection for multiple stones, the PACU nurse observes a serosanguious drainage on the dressing.The most appropriate intervention is to ______________.
Answer(s): C
Serosanguious drainage is expected at this time. The dressing should be reinforced. Changing a new postop dressing increases the risk of infection.An abdominal binder interferes with visualization of the dressing.
A client who is immobilized secondary to traction is complaining of constipation. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to be ordered?
Colace is a stool softener that acts by pulling more water into the bowel lumen, making the stool soft and easier to evacuate.
A client is complaining of difficulty walking secondary to a mass in the foot. The nurse should document this finding as ______________.
Morton’s neuroma is a small mass or tumor in a digital nerve of the foot. Hallux valgus is referred to in lay terms as abunion.Hammertoe is where one toe is cocked up over another toe.Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of, or pain in, the arch of the foot.
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